The Safest States – And Where Connecticut Ranks

June 6, 2017 3:54 PMBy Chuck Taylor

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It’s National Safety Month! So the website wallethub ranked the safest states based on 37 key factors. Using everything from unemployment rate, to total assaults per capita, to total loss amounts from climate disasters, here are the top 5 safest states in the country:

Vermont

Maine

Massachusetts

Minnesota

New Hampshire

Connecticut ranked #7. Not too bad. Here are some of the numbers their research showed:

Personal & residential safety – 2nd

Financial safety – 27th

Road safety – 26th

Workplace safety – 22nd

Emergency preparedness – 15th

To see more numbers, including the 5 most dangerous states, click here:

Here’s how Connecticut ranked in some other categories:

Safety in Connecticut (1=Safest; 25=Avg.)

17th – Murders & Non-Negligent Manslaughters per Capita

5th – Assaults per Capita

13th – Total Loss Amounts from Climate Disasters per Capita

10th – Fatal Occupational Injuries per 100,000 Full-Time Workers

6th – Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel

10th – Bullying Incidence Rate

6th – Sex Offenders per Capita

6th – Share of Population Lacking Health Insurance

Chuck Taylor

My radio career began right here in Connecticut when I started Reporting on the stock car races at the now defunct Danbury Fair Race-arena, at the age of 14. After High School, I attempted to enter into the stressful world of air-traffic contr...